oz.man64 Posted June 22, 2014 Report Share Posted June 22, 2014 Iv got some old shell pigeon decoys very light in construction from the eighties anyone know whst they are please? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cranfield Posted June 22, 2014 Report Share Posted June 22, 2014 Photos would help, what are they made of ? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TIGHTCHOKE Posted June 22, 2014 Report Share Posted June 22, 2014 Is this a guessing game? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Westley Posted June 22, 2014 Report Share Posted June 22, 2014 Sounds like they are the very thin flimsy shells that fitted into each other and 12 of them fitted into a coat cartridge pocket. They came supplied with a piece of wooden dowel that had a panel pin inserted into one end. The decoy had a small hole in the middle of the back, which fitted over the pin, the whole thing then wafted about in the breeze. Problem was, in anything other than a slight breeze, the decoy blew off the dowel and into the next field. They may well have been the first of the commercially available 'shell' type decoys, I do not know. The only other type of shell deeks were made of a lino type material and were packed flat. They then folded into a shell shape and two front flaps interlocked to keep the thing together. As already stated, a picture will aid I.D. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
oz.man64 Posted June 23, 2014 Author Report Share Posted June 23, 2014 Thats the ones very flimsy in construction Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Penelope Posted June 23, 2014 Report Share Posted June 23, 2014 (edited) They sound like the Shooting Developments of Leslie, Fife, decoys. All one light grey colour with neck and wing bars and a bit of black on the tail and a round yellow with black dot sticker for the eyes? Very thin plastic that came with a 10 inch wooden peg with a soft plastic fork with lugs. I still have 20 or so. I'll take a picture tonight and post. Iv got some old shell pigeon decoys very light in construction from the eighties anyone know whst they are please? Edited June 23, 2014 by Penelope Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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